Joris Nieuwint

Joris Nieuwint is a battlefield guide for the Operation Market Garden area. His primary focus is on the Allied operations from September 17th, 1944 onwards. Having lived in the Market Garden area for 25 years, he has been studying the events for nearly as long. He has a deep understanding of the history and a passion for sharing the stories of the men who are no longer with us.

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Articles by Joris Nieuwint:

World War 2 Operation Bagration In colour

Operation Bagration

  In June of 1944, the Red Army carried out the Belorussian offensive that took place slightly over two weeks after the D-Day landings in…

XF-85 Goblin – Parasite Fighter – What Were They Thinking ?!?

The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was a fighter aircraft, conceived during World War II and intended to be carried in the bomb bay of the giant…

Whiskey On The Rocks – When Sweden Woke Up To Find a Russian Submarine Stuck On a Rock

In October 1981, the Soviet submarine (NATO codename: Whiskey) S-363 accidentally hit an underwater rock about 10 kilometres  from the main Swedish naval base at…

Captured German Secret Weapons – Bachem Ba 349 and Ruhrstahl X-4 1945

In the Bavarian alps, in the final stages of the war in Europe, the allies discover the remains of some of Germany’s secret weapon program.…

10 Weirdest Facts From WWI

In these centennial years of the First World war, lets look back at some of the more unknown facts about WW1. Were the Generals leading the…

WW2: Jäger Greifen An! – German Luftwaffe captured Gun Camera Footage

In the air war over Europe, by 1944, the Allies had overwhelming advantages in numbers. The Luftwaffe had to come out and attack the bomber formations…

The M2 Carbine (1945)

When originally designed, the M1 carbine was intended to have only selective-fire capabilities. When actual production on the gun began, the decision was made to…

Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B – Jagdtiger – In Action!

The Herman Jagtiger tank destroyer was the heaviest armored vehicle produced during World War II. It weighed 72 tons and had a 128 mm gun.…

The German Paris Gun – Super Gun Of WWI

The Paris Gun was a type of German long-range siege gun, several of which were used to bombard Paris during World War I. They were…

Allerberger and Hetzenauer, German Snipers Racked Up Over 600 Kills

Jozef Allerberger was born in the vicinity of Wals-Siezenheim, Austria, on 26 December 1924 (although in his memoirs he states he was born in September),…

WW II B-17 Survival Story – Virtually cut in half by a mid air collision with a German Fighter it got the crew home!

On February 1, 1943, there was a collision in mid-air between a B-17 bomber and a German fighter plane over the Tunis dock area in…

World War II As You’ve Never Seen it Before: In ORIGINAL Color!

When we think of World War 2 we think of black and white images and movies, however some of the cameramen were equipped with color…